Pricing Automation Engineer

Overview

Our team works at the cutting edge of technology and automation, and we aspire to drive business success through innovation and smart technology. We believe great work happens when you're supported, trusted, and doing something meaningful. That's why this role offers:

• Learning: Whether you're early in your career or branching out, we support your future through mentoring, pair programming, and on‑job learning within a well‑connected community that values delivery, growth, and enjoyment.
• Autonomy: You'll have the freedom to solve real business problems in your own way.
• Purpose: You'll help streamline and scale pricing and underwriting across the business and be a key contributor, collaborating at the intersection of pricing, modelling, engineering, and more.
• Specialty: You'll build niche expertise in pricing automation, underwriting workflows, and trading infrastructure.

In your first 3‑6 months, you'll:

• Prototype new enhancements to our Skywalker toolkit.
• Contribute to the adoption and rollout of Skywalker tools across new teams.
• Automate key underwriting data pipelines.

• Strong technical capability with Python, SQL, and version‑control tools such as Git/Git Hub.
• Ability to interpret complex data, identify patterns, and generate meaningful insights.
• Clear and engaging communicator who can confidently share information in any setting.
• Collaborative mindset with a willingness to support others and work across multiple work streams.
• Curious, creative problem‑solver who enjoys exploring how things work and prototyping new ideas.
• Commercially aware and accountable, with a drive to improve processes and challenge the status quo.

We are a digital insurance provider with a clear strategy to become the best and biggest player in the UK market. We have made huge investments in technology, pricing, data, and analytics over the past few years, nurturing our 4

Cs culture and investing heavily in people. Our Finance team is building a market‑leading finance technology platform with a real focus on commercially adding value to the business.

• Salary: Attractive salary based on experience (pay reviews completed each year).
• Flexible Working: We champion a flexible and hybrid approach; discuss office and home days with your recruiter.
• Competitive Bonus Scheme: All colleagues are eligible for our annual 4
  
  Cs performance bonus, usually paid in March.
• Physical Wellbeing: Funding for everyday health care through our cash plan.
• Financial Wellbeing: 4× salary life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, pension contribution match up to 10 %, and an award‑winning package that includes discounts, cashback, and independent mortgage advice.
• Mental Wellbeing Programme: Thrive mental health app, 24/7 colleague assistance programme, in‑house mental health first aiders, support groups, and a dedicated team.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your contracted weeks.
• Access to private healthcare, dental plans, discounted health assessments, cycle‑to‑work and tech schemes, discounted and free on‑site facilities, social events throughout the year.

Most benefits and wellbeing resources are available from day one, while some optional benefits require a 12‑month payment schedule post‑probation.

Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, or marital/family status. We conduct thorough referencing, including credit and criminal record checks. We encourage applicants requiring reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to let us know so we can provide the necessary support.